Marine Corps general. Born– Apr. 20, 1882 in Seale, Russell Co., Ala. Parents– John V. and Corrie E. (McTyeire) Smith. Married– Ada B. Wilkinson in 1909. Children– One. Education– Alabama Polytechnic Institute, B.S.; University of Alabama, LL.B. Admitted to bar in 1903 but left practice after two years; commissioned U.S. Marines in 1905 and served in France in World War I; successful trainer for combat, known as “father of modern amphibious warfare”; in World War II led marine invasions of Tarawa, Taipan, and Iwo Jima, gaining nickname “Howlin’ Mad”; later commander of fleet Marine force in Pacific; retired 1946 as full general.

Source:

Who Was Who in America, Vol. 4; National Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol. G.

Journalist, educator, author. Born– Nov. 1, 1944, in Grundy, Va. Married– James Seay on June 17, 1967. Children– Two. Education– attended Hollins College. Taught in Tuscaloosa 1968-1971 and feature writer, film critic, and editor for Tuscaloosa News; later taught in high schools and at University of North Carolina.

Attorney. Born–1815, New York state. Married–Annie May Burdine, 1849. Children–one. Practiced law in Carrollton. Died 1865.

Publications;

History of Pickens County, Alabama, from its First Settlement in 1817, to 1856. Carrollton, Alabama; Printed at the Pickens Republican Office. , 1856; reprinted Spartanburg, SC, Reprint Company Publishers, 1980.

Attorney, businessman, educator, writer. Born– July 31, 1931, in Samson, Ala. Parents– Jackson and Rose (Sellers) Smith. Married– June Claire West in 1963. Children– Four. Education– University of Virginia, B.S., 1953; LL.B., 1958; University of Alabama, LL. M. in Taxation, 1958. Admitted to Alabama bar in 1959; assistant counsel for U.S. House of Representatives, investigation of campaign expenditures; counsel for U.S. Senate Labor and Public Welfare Commmittee, 1961-1963; instructor at University of Alabama 1963-1964; advisor to U.S. Senate Select Committee on Small Business; in private practice in Huntsville. Author of legal books.President Madison County Legal Aid Society. Member Alabama, American, and International Bar Associations. Died November 9, 1996.

Educator. Born– June 22, 1943, in Fort Wayne, Ind. Parents– Clarence A. and Dorothea (Johnston) Snow. Married– Donna Bock on May 30, 1969. Children– One. Education– University of Colorado, B.A., M.A.; Indiana University, Ph.D. Taught at University of Alabama 1969-2007; taught one year at Air University, Montgomery; guest lecturer at Air War College, Army War College, Naval War College, and U.S. Military Academy; vice chairman of Consortium for International Studies Education after 1978. Awarded professor emeritus status upon his retirement from the University of Alabama.

Source:

Contemporary Authors online.

Publication(s):

A Guide to Computer Pre-registration. Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Teaching Learning Center, the University of Alabama, 1978.

Interim Self-Study Report for the International Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences. University, Ala.; the College, 1972.

Introduction to World Politics; a Conceptual and Developmental Perspective. Washington, D.C.; University Press of America, 1981.

The Last Frontier. Lexington, Mass.; Lexington Books, 1986.

National Security; Enduring Problems in a Changing World. New York; St. Martin’s, 1991

National Security, Enduring Problems of U.S. Defense Policy. New York; St. Martin’s, 1987.

Writer. Born– Feb. 12, 1912 in Provo, Utah. Parents– Claud E. and Helen El Deva Blackett Eggertson. Married– Frederick Sorenson, August 16, 1933. Children–two. Married– Alec Waugh, July 15, 1969. Education– Brigham Young University, B.A., 1933; further study at the School of Journalism at University of Missouri and at Stanford University . Lived in several university towns where her husband taught, including Auburn. Published poems, articles, and stories in journals and periodicals, as well as adult novels and children’s books; taught creative writing at Auburn and other universities and started a student literary magazine. Active in social causes, including the provision of public library services in Alabama. A member of the Authors League and International PEN. Received a Guggenheim fellowship to Mexico, 1946-1947 and to Denmark, 1954-55.. Received the Children’s Book Award from the Child Study Association of America in 1955 for Plain Girl, and the Newbery Medal for Miracles on Maple Hill in 1957. Died December 24, 1991.

Artist; political wife. Born– Oct. 6, 1899 in Albertville, Ala. Parents– William Presley and Margaret Ann (Young) Hall. Married– John J. Sparkman, June 2, 1923. Children– One. Education– attended East Alabama Woman’s College (now Huntingdon); University of Alabama, B.S. Taught in public schools of Huntsville, late 1920′s. Moved to Washington DC in 1937 and lived there for 42 years during her husband’s service in Congress; first displayed her paintings in Washington 1976; had subsequent exhibits. Received “Togetherness Award” in 1952 from McCalls Magazine; Ivo Sparkman Hall at Jacksonville State University named for her; chosen to christen USS Mobile. Died October 20, 1999.

Source:

Who’s Who Among American Women, 1972; Mrs. Sparkman; obituary.

Publication(s):

Journeys with the Senator. Huntsville, Ala.; Strode, 1977.

Over the Senator’s Shoulder; a Glance at the East. Huntsville, Ala.; Strode, 1966.

Librarian. Born– Sept. 28, 1922 in Montgomery. Parents– Albert August and Ruth (McCullough) Schmidt. Married– Paul Herbert Spence on May 9, 1954. Children– Three. Education– Huntingdon College, A.B.; studied architecture at Alabama Polytechnic Institute; Simmons University, M.S. (library science). In U.S. Navy, 1944-1947; librarian at Montgomery County Library, 1950-1952, at Air University, 1952-1955, at Air War College, 1958-1959, at Woodman Life Insurance Co. (Lincoln, Neb.), 1961-1963, at University of Neb., 1963, at University of Ill., 1963-1964, at University of Georgia, 1967-1970, and at Birmingham Public Library after 1972.

Source:

A Biographical Directory of Librarians in the United States and Canada, 1970; from Mrs. Spence.

Physician, medical educator. Born– Sept. 21, 1902 in Ravenna, Tex. Parents– John Earl and Mary (Love) Spies. Education– University of Texas, A.B.; Harvard University, M.D. Did internship at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston; taught Western Reserve University, 1931-1932; University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine, 1935-1947; Northwestern University Medical School after 1947; director of Nutrition Clinic, Hillman Hospital, Birmingham, after 1936; visiting professor of medicine, University of Alabama after 1941; on Food and Nutrition Board of National Research Council in 1943 and consultant on tropical medicine at Washington’s Army Medical School, 1945; famous for work on pellagra. Member Phi Beta Kappa; awarded honorary Sc.D. in 1944 by University of the South at Sewanee.

Physician specializing in the study and treatment of epilepsy. Born– Oct. 13, 1863, in Chambers Co., Ala. Parents– William Philip and Mary Ann Spratling. Married– Anna Gorton, 1901. Children– four. Education– attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Moos Business College (Atlanta); attended medical school at Vanderbilt University; College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, grad. 1886. Entered U.S. Marine Hospital Service, 1887; assistant physician in New York State Hospital for the Insane for 5 years; medical superintendent of Craig Colony for Epileptics, 1894-1908. Cofounder and president, National Association for the Study of Epilepsy; Member New York Academy of Medicine and the American Medico-Psychological Association.

Source:

Who’s Was Who in America, Vol. 4.

Publication(s):

The Craig Colony for Epileptics at Sonyea in Livingston County, New York; Bulletin of General Information concerning Its Origin, Purposes and Methods of Work. S.l.; s.n., 1902.

Architect, silversmith; art teacher. Born– Sept. 22, 1900 in Sonyea, Livingston County, N.Y.; grew up in Auburn, Alabama. Parents– William Philip and Anna (Gorton) Spratling. Education– Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture; attended Beaux Art Institute, New York City, 1919. Taught architecture at Tulane University 1921-1929; National University of Mexico, 1927-1929; moved to Mexico in late 1920s, settling at Taxco where he founded a silversmith industry and taught the art to local craftsmen; at request of President Eisenhower taught handicrafts to Eskimos. Active in the literary and art scene in New Orleans and in Mexico; a close friend and associate of many prominent artists and writers, including William Faulkner, with whom he traveled in Europe in the 1920′s. Promoted the art of the Mexican painter Diego Rivera; instrumental in the first American exhibit of Diego Rivera’s work. Collected prehistoric artefacts of Mexico; donated his collection to the National University of Mexico. Designed the seal of Auburn University, still in use. Awarded an honorary L.H.D. by Auburn University, 1962. Died August 7, 1967.

Physician. Born–February 24, 1879 in Livingston, Ala. Parents– James Polk and Martha Alexander Beggs Spratt. Never married. Education– University of Alabama, A.B.; Tulane Medical University, M.D. Pracaticed medicine in Livingston; worked for the United States Public Health Service. Died November 10, 1950.

Publication(s):

A History of the Town of Livingston, Alabama. Epes, Ala.; Sumter Co. Historical Society, 1974. (Written in 1928 and placed in Livingston Pub. Library)

Professional athlete, businessman. Born– Dec. 25, 1945 in Foley, Ala. Parents– Lee Roy and Myrtle Margaret (Osborne) Stabler. Married– Isabel Clarke. Children– One. Married– Debbie Fitzsimmons. Education– attended University of Alabama playing on football team. Played with Oakland Raiders beginning 1968; Oakland’s Player of the Year and a player in Pro Bowl in 1973, 1974, and 1977; National Football League’s Player of the Year 1974 and 1977; National Football League’s Player of the Year 1974; traded to Houston Oilers 1980, and to New Orleans Saints 1982; president of Stabler Sporting Goods in Selma.

College professor; athletic director; sports journalist and author. Born– November 4, 1946, Little Falls, NY. Parents– Nicholas James and Pauline Logar Staffo. Married– Marilyn Jeanne Rice, June 26, 1976. Children– two. Education–State University of New York at Brockport, B.S., 1968; Western Kentucky University, M.A., 1970; Ohio State University, Ph. D., 1978. Coach and teacher of physical education, Liverpool NY Central School District, 1969-79; Director of athletics and physical education, Weedsport, NY, School District, 1979-80; at Alice Lloyd College, Kentucky, 1980-85; Professor and Head of the Department of Health and Physical Education at Stillman College, 1985-. Published articles and columns in magazines and newspapers as well as scholarly journals. Member of AAHPERD, Alabama Sate Association for Heath, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, and other professional associations. Chairman National Youth Sports Coalition, 1994-96. Named Alabama College Physical Education Professional of the Year, 1994. Inducted into the Zeta Phi Kappa Hall of Fame at Stillman College, 2000; the Hall of Fame of the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State. 2009; Hall of Heritage at SUNY Brockport, 2011; the National Association for Sports and Physical Education Hall of Fame, 2013. Awarded the Honor Award of the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, in 2007; its Charles Henry Award in 2009, and its highest award, the Luther Gulick Medal, 2012.

Clergyman. Born– March 3, 1859 in Madisonville, Tenn. Parents– Samuel Smith and Susan Francis (Fonville) Stakely. Married– Sarah Jessie Davis in 1881. Children– Four. During his childhood, he moved to Montgomery, Ala. with his family. Education– Mercer University, M.A.; admitted to bar at age 18 in Georgia; ordained to Baptist ministry in 1880. Served as pastor in Georgia; South Carolina; Washington, D.C.; and Montgomery, Ala.; trustee of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Awarded honorary D.D. by Richmond College (Va.) and LL.D. by Furman University.

Source:

Owen’s The Story of Alabama.

Publication(s):

The History of the First Baptist Church of Montgomery; With Sketches of the Other Baptist Churches of the City and County. Montgomery, Ala.; Paragon Press, 1930.

Educator, civil servant. Born– May 26, 1896 in Ashville, Ala. Parents– George W. M. and Louisa Malissa (Driggers) Cole. Married– Olen W. Stanfield on June 7, 1924. Children– Two. Education– graduated high school in 1915 in Etowah Co., Ala.; attended junior college. Taught public school for next 5 years; entered U.S. Postal Service, working over 13 years as postmaster in Walnut Grove; worked over 6 years at Gadsden Air Force Depot; taught grade 6 in Walnut Grove, 1944-1945; after retirement wrote and did research in genealogy and local history.

Source:

files at Birmingham Public Library and Alabama Public Library Service; Sourwood Tonic and Sassafras Tea; The Reporter, Boaz, Ala. Aug. 28, 1982; and from Mrs. Stanfield.

Professional athlete, coach, businessman. Born– Jan. 9, 1934, in Montgomery, Ala. Parents– Benjamin B. and Lula I. (Tucker) Starr. Married– Cherry Morton, May 8, 1954. Children– Two. Education– University of Alabama, B.S., 1956. Played football at Alabama; quarterback for Green Bay Packers, 1956-1971; assistant coach, 1972-1975; general manager and head coach for Packers; played in National Football League’s Pro Bowl, 1960-1962 and 1966; founded Starr Motor Co. in Birmingham. Named NFL Player of the Year in 1966 and Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl games in 1967 and 1968. One of the Jaycees Ten Outstanding Young Men in America, 1968. Named to National Professional Football Hall of Fame, 1977. Helped found and support the Rawhide Boys Ranch.

Source:

Marquis Who’s Who online.

Publication(s):

Bart Starr Tells How to Be an Armchair Quarterback. New York; North American Phillips Co., 1966.

Starr, My Life in Football. New York; Morrow, 1987.

Winning Football! Columbus, Ohio; Grow Ahead Press, 1968.

Joint_Publication(s):

How to Pass, Kick, Run, Block…. New York; North American Phillips Co., 1965.

Educator, psychologist. Born– Mar. 19, 1917 in Clermont, Ga. Parents– Ferd Cris and Hassie (MacMillan) Staton. Married– Emma Dunlap on Oct. 27, 1951. Education– University of Georgia, A.B., M.A..; George Peabody College, Ph.D.; further study at Columbia University. Taught in Atlanta public schools, 1936-1942; clinical psychologist in U.S.Army, 1942-1945; practiced clinical psychotherapy after 1953; captain U.S. Air Force Reserves; educational adviser at Air University, 1946-1959; in 1959, became head of Dept. of Psychology at Huntingdon College; president of Educational Aids, Publishers; consulting psychologist to business and industrial organizations. Member American, Southeastern, and Alabama Psychological Associations and American Academy of Psychotherapy.

Source:

Contemporary Authors, Vol. 7R.

Publication(s):

Dynamics of Adolescent Adjustment. New York; Macmillan, 1963.

How to Instruct Successfully; Modern Teaching Methods in Adult Education. New York; McGraw-Hill, 1960.

Educator, psychologist. Born– in 1890 in Woodbine, Kan. Education– University of Kansas, B.A.; University of Chicago, M.A., Ph.D. School administrator and psychologist in North Dakota and Iowa schools; began in 1930 as teacher and student counselor at Alabama College in Montevallo. Member Business and Professional Women’s Club, Alabama Mental Hygiene Society, American Psychological Association, and other similar groups; loan scholarship named for her by Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs.

Educator, poet. Born– Jan. 13, 1935 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Parents– Frank Pettus and Zeila (Stovall) Steele. Married– Peggy Myrick on April 27, 1958. Children– Two. Education– University of Alabama, B.A.; University of Chattanooga, M.Ed.; University of Tennessee, Ed.D. Taught Baylor School for Boys (Chattanooga), 1960-1964; Webb School (Knoxville), 1964-1967; University of Tennessee at Martin, 1967-1968; Western Kentucky University since 1968. Member Modern Language Association of America and South Atlantic Modern Language Association.

Educator. Born– Apr. 14, 1925 in Atlanta. Parents– Robert S. and Ella (Fincher) Steele. Married– Myrtis Glenn Cofield in 1957. Education– Emory University, B.S.; University of Georgia, M.A.; Auburn University, Ed.D. Teacher and administrator in University of Georgia system and in Alabama; in 1971, chairman of Division of Allied Health Technologies at Calhoun State Technical School (Decatur, Ala.); director of two National Science Foundation projects at University of Alabama (Huntsville); consultant to Top of Alabama Regional Education Service Agency’s Handicapped Children’s Early Education Program. Member American Public Health Association, International College of Applied Nutrition, American Geriatric Society, and Alabama Education Association.

Civil servant. Born– Oct. 11, 1922 in Jay, Fla. Parents– James Lean and Josephine Alliefair (Johnston) Johnson. Married– Charles Earl Stephens on Dec. 23, 1947. Children– One. Education– studied at American University (Washington). Employed by Alabama State Vocational Rehabilitation Service in Birmingham and Gadsden; the American Red Cross in Birmingham; the U.S. Civil Service at Fort McClellan; Office of Naval Research in Washington; U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Liaison Office in Canada and Argentina, and the U.S. Customs as import specialist.

Source:

Family Tree of John “Pealicker” Johnson.

Publication(s):

Family Tree of John “Pealicker” Johnson, Conecuh County, Alabama, and William Johnson…. Baltimore; Gateway Press, 1973.

Historian, university professor. Born– June 25, 1920, Alexandria, La. Parents– Eugene and Hattie Sterkx. Education– Louisiana State University, B.A., 1944; M.A., 1946; University of Alabama, Ph.D., 1954. Taught at Troy State College, 1947-1956 and 1959-1972; University of Tampa, 1957-1958; Auburn University in Montgomery, 1972-82; Head of Department of History, AUM, 1975-82. Member– Organization of American Historians and Southern Historical Association; member and president, Alabama Historical Association. Received Award of Merit from American Association of State and Local History, 1974. Awarded status of professor emeritus on his retirement from AUM, 1982. Died June 1989.